TV show Glee parodied his performance in its latest episode, letting a stand-in Sam sing and dance with hilarious fanfare. The only thing missing from the show was Sam himself. (Glee featured the superintendent’s nephew, “Myron.”)

But let’s face it, this is the Myron formerly known as Dallas’ Sam Horowitz, bedazzled dance suit and all. He even offers to pay the glee club $20,000 to be his bar mitzvah opening act.

Here’s the best part of the episode:

It’s funny, it’s cheeky, and Sam apparently loved it. But next time, Glee? Get Sam to play himself.

According to E! Online, FOX president Kevin Reilly told reporters that the third episode of Glee (centering on a farewell to the character Finn Hudson) this fall will ‘deal directly with the incidents involved with Cory Monteith’s passing and the drug abuse in particular.’ Reilly did not specifically state that Finn will die from an overdose or from a deadly interaction of drugs and alcohol.

Reilly explained that the special tribute episode will feature anti-drug PSAs in which the Glee cast “will speak directly with the audience.” All proceeds from the sale of music on the third episode will go toward starting a fund in Monteith’s name.

As for the future of the popular musical series, the FOX president does not see the show continuing past the sixth season. “I would not anticipate it going beyond two more seasons,” Reilly said. “Never say never, but there’s two very clear arcs to get to the end and conclude. If we dicover a new crop of kids and there’s some breakout in life, who knows? But right now we’re just thinking about two more seasons.”

The death of Cory Monteith on Saturday in Canada, has left fans of Glee, and undoubtedly his girlfriend/castmate Lea Michele and the other Glee cast and crew reeling with grief. It’s horrifying in the same way the death of Heath Ledger was a few years ago — someone so young (he was 31), so talented and with so much to look forward to one minute, and then poof, he’s just gone. Just a few minutes ago, the Vancouper Police Department released the Coroner’s report stating Monteith died of a mixed drug toxicity, involving heroin and alcohol.

Cory gleefully does the "Gleek" sign at a "Glee" premiere in 2009. (File photo.)

So now we’re left to both mourn and to wonder, how will Glee, which has already been renewed for two more seasons, deal with the loss of his major character, football hero-turned-glee club singer-turned-assistant New Directions coach. Monteith’s character, Finn, was a fan favorite and the on-and-off-again love of Rachel, played by Michele. At the end of last season, Finn and Mr. Schuester (Matthew Morrison) had settled their problems over an impromptu kiss Finn had given Mr. Schue’s fiance, and were looking forward to working with the show choir in their run up to national competition.

Now what? Both media and fans seemed stunned in the spring, when Monteith voluntarily entered rehab for substance addiction. He left after a 30-day program, and he and Michele had recently vacationed together in Mexico. Monteith was quite open about his addiction problems, saying they started when he was a young teen and continued through his adult years.

There are several ways that Glee could address Monteith’s absence when the show returns this fall: He could have decided over the summer to go to college in some faraway state and simply disappear. He could have fallen in love with someone other than Rachel, and move away to be with her. He could have died in a car crash or similar accident.

Publicist Lesley Diana, who had worked with Cory Monteith, adds to the memorial fans have set up outside the Vancouver, Canada, hotel where he died Saturday. (PHOTO: Darry Dyck/The Canadian Press

I don’t think any of those options would do either the man or his character justice. From what I’ve seen of Monteith, in interviews both in print and onscreen, and from what people have said about him in the wake of his death, he was apparently a loving, kind person who was incredibly giving. I think the best way to honor both Monteith and Finn would be for Finn to have died, over the summer, from a drug or alcohol overdose or combination of the two, as Monteith did. The Glee community can react with the same sense of incredulity and horror the world did when they found out about Monteith’s past drug problems and now, his death. They could process it, as we are doing now. They could talk about what signs they might have missed and how Finn could possibly have been helped.

This course would, of course, be incredibly difficult for Lea Michele, but I have a feeling she’s enough of a pro to handle it, and it might actually provide some catharsis and relief, knowing that maybe just ONE addicted teenager, or the friend of parent of one, would see the show and seek help that could save a life. Or three. Or 10. I think Glee and its creator Ryan Murphy are brave enough to tackle that kind of story line, in a way that most shows would not. Whatever they choose to do, I fervently hope they don’t just scrape the facts of Cory Monteith’s death under the proverbial carpet. I suspect that’s the last thing he would want.

Producers have said the actor’s death may mean pushing the Glee fall premiere back to November, but no date has been announced.

How do you talk to your kids about someone who seems so young, so vibrant , so successful and so present on their television screens dying so suddenly?

Cory Monteith, who shot to television stardom as football player Finn Hudson on Glee when the hit series debuted in 2009, died alone in his hotel room in Vancouver, Canada Saturday, CNN reports. Foul play is not suspected. His body was discovered by hotel staff when he missed his checkout time.

Cory Monteith and Lea Michele were a couple off screen as well as on screen

Monteith has been in rehab for drug addiction in March. He was dating his on-screen love, Glee co-star Lea Michele, and had three projects due out: Glee Live! at Radio City Music Hall,All The Wrong Reasons, starring Kevin Zegers and McCanick. He played Owen in Monte Carlo, starring Grand Prairie’s Selena Gomez, in 2011. An autopsy will be conducted Monday.

Fabulously flamboyant singer Adam Lambert got his big break on Fox TV, as an American Idol runner-up whose career has far outpaced Season 8′s winner, Kris Allen. Now Lambert is set to return to Fox this fall — not on American Idol as a judge, as many have speculated, although theoretically that could still happen — but on the hit musical-comedy show Glee.

'Glee' creator Ryan Murphy.

Glee creator Ryan Murphy tweeted the news on Wednesday evening. “I am thrilled to announce that the super talented Adam Lambert is joining the cast of Glee this fall.” Neither Murphy nor Lambert have said exactly what part Lambert will play, although the term “joining” will certainly make Glamberts, Lambert’s loyal cadre of fans, hope that it means he’ll be a regular rather than just a guest. Personally, I’m hoping he’ll either be a new teacher at NYADA in New York, or the leader of a group that’s competing against New Directions. Whatever he’s doing, I just want him to be singing. A LOT.Glee has been renewed for two more seasons. An air date has not been set for the fall season premiere.

Another American Idol runner-up, Jessica Sanchez, previously appeared on Glee in a two-episode guest role.

The Los Angeles Times pointed out that this will be Lambert’s first TV or movie acting role — although he started his career in musical theater, in shows such as Wicked and The Ten Commandments — and that this’ll be a chance for him to “back up criticisms he voiced early this year about the actors in the film version of Les Miserables not being professional singers.” When the film was released, Lambert tweeted that the “score suffered massively with great actors PRETENDING to be singers.” Russell Crowe, one of the actors whose singing was most blasted by critics, responded by “defending the decision not to sweeten the vocals.” Now, the Times says, “it’s Crowe’s turn to watch Lambert’s acting.”

All of a sudden it seems as if Kristen Chenoweth is EVERYWHERE (not that we’re complaining).

So now in addition to speaking at the Nasher Sculpture Center tonight, signing CDs of her latest album, Some Lessons Learned, at Barnes & Noble Dec. 9, filming ABC’s GCB, which is set in Dallas, and popping up on Glee and starring on Broadway from time to time, the 4 foot 11 inch fabulous force is on the cover of the January 2012 Prevention Magazine, talking about all these things plus being adopted, her struggles with migraines and Meniere’s disease, depression, her love of dogs and performing for the royals (including her take on what Prince William and Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge are really like — “she is…tall! So tall. And beautiful. And charming.”).

You can get all the details on the Prevention story here and on our previous blog post about Kristin Chenoweth here.

PHOTO: Kristin Chenoweth on the cover of Prevention Magazine, photographs by Robert Ascroft

North Texas’ own Todrick Hall has gone all out in his effort to join one of TV’s hottest shows. He’s got this great new vid for a song called, natch, “I Wanna Be On Glee.” The production values are amazing and so is this former American Idol Season 9 contestant’s voice.

Ryan, take notice. Please (and this is from a former school choir member and established “Gleek”). As Hall puts it: “Got Mercedes in my ride/We got things to do.” Yes. Yes, you do. Go to his YouTube page to peep this and then go to iTunes to cop it, too: